Moto X Pure Edition Will be Available Starting September 3 (Updated)

Motorola, via Twitter, just announced that its new flagship phone for 2015, the Moto X Pure Edition, will arrive September 3. Previously, Motorola would only state that the phone was coming in September, which left a few of us worried that it might not arrive until the end of the month. With September 3 now set in stone, you only have three more weeks to wait.

You have to be excited, right?

As a recap, the Moto X Pure Edition (also known as the Moto X Style outside of the US) is essentially the 3rd generation Moto X. It features a 5.7-inch QHD LCD display, Snapdragon 808 processor, 21MP camera, 3GB RAM, 16GB/32GB/64GB of internal storage plus microSD support, 3000mAh battery with Turbo Charging, Lollipop, and front facing stereo speakers (full specs). It will also be customizable through Moto Maker with a number of options, including leather and natural backs. You can view most of the options here.

The phone will cost just $399 to start and will be fully unlocked, with support on all of the major US carriers. Yes, that includes Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint.

Keep in mind that this phone won’t be sold through carriers and will instead only be available at places like Amazon, Motorola’s site, and Best Buy. Motorola is going with the direct-to-consumer approach with this phone to help cut down costs and make sure updates are available quicker by cutting out the middle man. It’s an approach not typically used by companies like Motorola, but it’s one we all need them to succeed in. If Motorola can win with direct sales, it could mean cheaper and better unlocked phones from other companies down the road.

Are you going with the new Moto X Pure Edition or are you waiting for something else?

https://twitter.com/Motorola/status/631502920295534592

Update: Motorola deleted that Tweet for some reason. Here is a screenshot of it.

Here is our quick tour of the Moto X Pure Edition from the phone’s launch event.

I have wanted Moto to make a killer Android device since I gave up my Moto Droid back in the day. This looks like it could be the one.

John Motschenbacher

So how does it work with Sprint? I got a friend on Sprint and after suffering with an iPhone 5C wants back into Android. She said her iJunk doesn’t have a sim soooo will Sprint have the IMEI numbers in or what?

steveboyo

Recommend y’all wait for Google’s new Nexus 5 Huawei 5.7″ with 21 megapixel camera, specs are brilliant or get the new 5.2 LG Nexus 5 if looking for a smaller phone – both out in October.

5.7″ what happened to phones I could put in my pocket or hold in one hand?!

XvierX

I’ll most likely be getting the Moto X pure. I like the idea of fat updates directly from Motorola. Although, I’ll likely wait until it’s discounted. Maybe this holiday season.

Digirati Studios

I’m gonna buy one so hard

RiceCake

I am thinking of switching from my s6 to this. I miss my pure edition Moto I had before the s6. Yeah the camera was lacking but the reception was better battery life was about the same. And the pure actually got updates. Lol

I will wait to see how the camera does in a bunch of reviews. But I’m looking forward to this and I can probably sell the s6 for around the $400 for the new pure. Since it has a micro slot the $399 is a steal of a deal.

Tom Wallace

If Best Buy will take buybacks and give me money for my G4 I’ll jump all over Pure

Sam

The battery life will make my decision for me.

iNomNomAwesome

Too big.

cobalt27

I already have the Nexus 6, which I love, and I was intending to downsize for my next phone. But man, I think I’m going to go for this new Moto X.

I loved the original 2013 Moto X and I have no doubt that this flagship will be amazing.

cobjones

Will this allow for internet while taking on Verizon? Moto has left that out of a lot of their phones

Lucas

The X Play is selling right now here in Brazil. Some selected stores have it available.

People already unboxed it on YouTube.

#hype

ruin_u

My galaxy s6 edge has barely lost that ‘new flagship smell’ and will be replaced by the new moto x as soon as it arrives at my door.

Hey, some people smoke cigarettes, I buy phones every 4 months. We all have our addictions. Don’t judge.

Trill316

Does anyone know if it Will be able to do voice and data on Verizon?

TF Shaw

I’m gonna wait to see what this year’s nexus offers then decide. I’m thinking if will be the moto.

Joe

What about the Moto Play, I’m not very confident about this battery.

trwb

I just read an article on Ars about Lenovo installing persistent crapware on windows 10 computers, and remember Superfish. Second guessing Moto Lenovo products now. LG Nexus is our only hope now! So many crappy flagships out these days.

There has been considerable speculation in the Republic Wireless community though that they may be planning to support the unlocked Moto X PE as a BYOD. They are also planning to switch to a two carrier network setup, just like Fi, with Sprint and T-Mobile.

Republic’s pricing model is very similar to Project Fi’s , but slightly favors users of less cell data, with a base price of $10 and $15/gb.

Taglogical

Aside from that backplate, everything about this phone looks amazing (HELL YES LCD and SD slot!! Not to mention all of the radios and bypassing carriers), but, do we know if this phone will support simultaneous data and calling on Verizon ala the original Moto X??

jeff the chef

Will it be available to Canadians?

RoboCop

$400 + a free Moto 360 on Black Friday please.

T4rd

I just realized that this doesn’t have an IR blaster.. almost a deal breaker for me, I use mine daily on my M8. X-(

Nikuliai

Only HTC is using IR, everyone ditched it

T4rd

Umm.. No. Samsung and LG have them on their current phones as well.

Lucas Rains

Anyone know if this will have wifi calling support through T-Mobile?

YankInDaSouth

As per Des, it will not

jerbanumbi

If the Moto G3 takes nice pictures. So what about the Moto X Style ? I am sure Motorola did a great job this time around and waiting for the review.

Bop it_Twis it_Pull it

Man I feel like THIS phone is automatically a nexus phone lol can’t wait bruh

enigmaco

Looking forward to ridding myself of the s6

Chris Hughes

I’m torn. The s6 revealed to me that my #1 priority is a great camera (I have small kids). I’m not sure I could go backwards from the S6.

But I had both of the other Moto X (2013, and 2014) and just loved the software.

wow

Completely this. But I am so sick of going with Samsung because they have the best hardware bar none (easily the best screens, UFS 2.0, 14nm cpu, etc) and yet it STILL lags, chrome or any browser STILL reloads a page if I go to another app for 30 seconds even though it has 3gb of ram, it STILL takes 8-10 seconds to get into the gallery from the camera, etc.

If I’m paying $750 out of pocket I want things to be smooth (this is all while using Nova Prime). Thankfully I’m on Verizon so I should have the option of a Droid Turbo 2 in the next couple months.

But I NEED a good camera as a father of an 8 month old with another one coming in 3 months 🙂

If Motorola can provide a comparable camera to the s6 (which it sounds like they have with the professional reviews out there) I will go with the second rate screen, slower internal storage and even less storage (eek! Sad to give up my 128gb s6) so that I don’t have Samsung jank.

Chris Hughes

Ha ha. Totally in the same boat dude. It killed me to buy the S6. I was a nexus and moto guy since the Nexus One. But I got so sick of the crappy cameras. I love my Moto X but even now I look back on some of the photos and it’s like…damn…those are horrible.

I’ve had people ask me what kind of new camera I got from some of the shots on my S6.

I die a little inside everytime I try to switch apps and the whole damn thing has to reload….with 3GB of RAM!

wow

EXACTLY! I took a video of a weird caterpillar crawling towards my infant son and even though I was holding him with one arm and the phone in the other hand, it came out AMAZING! My brother said it looked like he was peering through a window. The auto focus is just incredible on this phone.

Oh well, gotta focus on the positives of the moto including better radios, smoother operation, less jank and if I go with the pure editon, fully customizable colors.

enigmaco

The camera is a beast on this. I took some pics 4th of july in darkness and the quality was ridiculous. But moto has useful features that I miss like the moto assist and active display.

Charlie

i haven’t owned a Moto since to OG D1, but i’m going to give this a serious look and compare with the Huawei Nexus. the LG Nexus doesn’t interest me. I had the original N5, and it was a nice device. but then i had to switch back to VZW, and ended up with a G3, which i really like and prefer over the N5 – especially the screen size and resolution. i don’t think i could go back to the smaller N5 screen. the jump from 5.5 (G3) to 5.7 (Moto) seems pretty negligible as far as overall footprint. if the Huawei Nexus is 6″ or more, i won’t want it. but, if it stays in the 5.7″ range like the Moto, i will give it a serious look.

Sam

I’m just worried about the battery life. The battery life sucks on my Nexus 6 and it’s a bigger battery.

disastrousrainbow

Stock image.

trwb

where is the stagefright fix already

Nikuliai

How about you just use textra?

trwb

The app does look nice and I know they have a fix, but I don’t download apps from third parties with all those permissions. I don’t know what they are doing with all my personal info.

Nikuliai

Valid point… They are taking your info anyways but whatevs…

Your only choice is to disable the auto download in mms until it’s fixed then. Here’s a photo of a simple Google search on how to disband on the most common ones.

Have a nice day

trwb

Yes I have done that in stock messenger and hangouts already. Thank you.

velocipedes

I don’t buy a phone without wireless charging anymore. It’s 2015. All high end phones have wireless charging, except Moto’s “flagship” device.

deadpenguins

But wouldn’t you rather be able to charge it ridiculously faster just by plugging it in? Besides, why is plugging in a cable so disastrous, I just don’t understand..

TC Infantino

I don’t use wireless charging, but I understand why some people are fans of it. The ease of setting your phone down on the charging pad next to your computer at work and having it charge while still giving you the freedom to pick it up and go if you need. The same in the living room next to your chair while you are watching TV, it would be just convenient to set it down and have it charging, while still having the ability to pick it up and check a notification or something. Plus, I am betting that they own quite a few wireless chargers and are invested in using them.

cns2007

You’re points are valid and I do see the appeal of wireless, but 20 minutes on a quick charger in the middle of the day and I don’t need 3 or 4 wireless pads laying around. Once Qualcomm’s quick charge wireless arrives, I’ll be all over it.

TC Infantino

Oh, I agree totally. I have the Droid Turbo and it has wireless charging capabilities, but I don’t have a single charging pad. I much prefer plugging it in for a half hour to top it off if needed. With this battery, and having Quick Charge in the car dock, I usually get a full charge on the way to work, and then the same on my drive home.

ScoobySnack

I want a ridiculously fast charge when I have limited charging time available and need a quick boost; otherwise, I always want wireless charging!

There’s nothing like quickly throwing your device down on your work desk when you’re getting up and down for meetings; home desk next to your home telephone for Bluetooth synced calls; on your Qi car charger for when you’re in and out of stores; on your nightstand for quick pickups. As basic of a task plugging a phone in, not plugging in cables saves me time and hassle and lets me reduce random wires getting in the way.

Sounds like you haven’t fully experimented with wirelessly charging your life. One charger doesn’t do it- once you get a few chargers strategically placed around your life then it’s awesome.

velocipedes

Why can’t we have both? The Nexus 6 does.

tomn1ce

Before the rumors of the Note 5 started flooding the net I was waiting for the Note 5 and keeping an eye on what Moto would do with the Moto X and the D-Turbo. Now I’m looking forward to the Moto X Style and keeping an eye open on Samsung to see how bad they’ll butcher the Note 5. They’re already omitting the Sdcard slot and locking up the battery…..Moto X Style it is.

Going to wait for the Nexus devices to come out then I will make the decision

Tony G.

Considering only a 3k battery, I will probably stay with my Nexus 6. There isn’t enough difference to justify it. Although it does sound pretty good.

Jayson Philbeck

I’m so sick and tired of my Nexus 6. It’s been the most glitchy phone I have ever used. I’m running stock 5.1.1 too. I’m upgrading to the new Moto for a camera that doesn’t take 15 seconds to open and a battery that doesn’t die after 1-2 hours of SOT. It also is a better sized phone. The ONLY thing I’ll miss is wireless charging (which I’ve been meaning to get a wireless charger but still haven’t, lol)

Tony G.

Dang sorry to hear that. I am happy with mine other than the battery, but yours sounds worse than mine. I get close to 4 hours of SOT and I don’t have a great signal at work or at home. They could have put a larger battery in and made it a hair thicker but that’s just my feeling. But I also have the notifications and active stuff turned off.

Jayson Philbeck

I have determined that I can’t run a launcher and app pack on this phone without it lagging out and becoming unusable. I have been trying to use Action Launcher 3 with a KOVDEV icon pack but the phone will freeze for up to 10 seconds at a time until I close nearly every app. It’s not perfect, but it is better on the stock launcher. There are other stutters here and there, like swiping in the dialer app that is just annoying. I hope the 808 chip and a better Moto Kernel will help give the Moto X a better experience.

Tony G.

I know it’s not one of the best, but I use KK Launcher. It does the few things that I need and it doesn’t seem to be a hindrance on the system. I had the memory loss problem until I got 5.1.1 and since that it’s been running good. I’ve always bought Droids from Verizon before the N6 from Motorola. It’s nice having all of Verizon’s crap off the phone.

Jayson Philbeck

I agree having a ‘clean phone’ is amazing. That’s why I’m stoked the ‘Pure Edition’ works on all carriers this year unlike last year (Moto X). What I have read is that the Moto X is slightly smaller than the iPhone 6s, so it should be easier to stretch your thumb across the screen without fear of dropping the phone.

The Nexus started out much smoother and I am sad I have had as many, if not more issues, than my experience with the GS3/Note3/GS5 I had prior. I’m hoping Android M cleans up a lot of the ‘bugs’ in lolilpop so that it stays CONSISTENTLY smooth. The good news with the Moto X Pure Edition is that it is likely to get Android M before the Nexus 6 does, lol

Tony G.

Yep, Moto X will be a bit smaller and I like that too. I don’t text a lot and most interest stuff is when I’m sitting or not doing much, so two hands doesn’t bother me much. I like the larger screen as even with progressive glasses, my eyes can see it better.
I only put 18 apps on my phone. I don’t know if that matters much, but mine is still as smooth as when I got it in December.
I hope all the good things we are hearing about M are true. Of course that doesn’t solve dealing with battery and system problems now. And it will be interesting to see which one gets M first. Of course people were yelling for L and now people are complaining about it once they got it. The life of Android. Ha.

deadpenguins

The iPhone 6s? You’ve got a few weeks yet for that phone, buddy. 🙂

Tony G.

Also, yes, the 5.7 got my interest as the N6 is almost too big. I would go down a tad smaller too.

vinnie

Gold frame, leather back, 64GB storage…. Please and thanks!

zoukis05

So that amazing deal for $399 just jumped to $524 maybe more

cns2007

Yes, for a fully-customized phone, just the way you want it. Still will be less than most other flagships.

Ryan

Why not save the money and get a 16gb with a MicroSD?

Brandon Sobotta

This looks like the phone to get.

ultravisitor

Why on earth would someone buy this from Amazon rather than directly from Motorola? Do people really have that big of hard-ons for Amazon?

Jaymus Lonestar

As someone posted earlier, if you have an Amazon credit account you get a 5% cash back credit. Also, depending on what state you live in you may not get charged sales tax. Plus you get a 30 day return window instead of 14 days.

Nothing to do with “having a hard on”. It’s about being informed of the options.

Cakefish

UK availability of Moto X Play has been confirmed for 14th August for those interested. This is according to their Facebook page. I plan on picking one up on Day 1 🙂

DKowalsky2

Gotta be the Galaxy S6 or 2015 Nexus 5. Will wait for the Nexus unveil and make a decision on which way to go on Verizon. Don’t like the size of the new Moto X and that they moved away from AMOLED, especially with Moto Display still as a leading feature.

This might be my Note 3 upgrade since the Note 5 has the same battery or so we are told. It will be cheaper and I can keep my unlimited data.

Colin Huber

This is probably exactly what I’m doing.

PoisonApple31

Your Note 3 has a bigger battery than the Note 5.

hkklife

Get a Note 4 or at least consider it. Faster SoC, better screen, bigger battery and better radios than the Note 3. By going to this Moto instead of a Note 4, you’ll lose a removable battery, the option of Qi charging, have a worse camera (compared to the Note 4), less usable screen space, and no IR blaster or fingerprint scanner.

Don’t care about removable battery since I don’t swap them at all.
Qi charging I have 2 pads and I never use them because they are too slow. Waiting for Qi 2.0.
Screen is close to the same.
Camera we have to see.
IR blaster is a nice to have.
Finger printer scanner that’s where things are going for Google Pay and other types of security so that’s a tough one.

Radio’s on the N3 do suck. S5 gets better reception than this beast.

Cost to keep my unlimited data falls in the equation.

hfoster52

200mAh bigger lol

Sporttster

In the exact same boat. Have a N3 waiting to upgrade. I’m either going to buy this Moto or get a used Note 4. I’m not happy about the Sammy radio in it, though, and know Moto has the best radios. So going to check screens out and photos and make my decision. One thing with the Note 4 is it is yet to be rooted, not good….

hopefully they didnt jump the gun on this. I hope it comes out on the 3rd

YankInDaSouth

Yeah, it would suck if they teased us all LOL

Pressed

I know the rest of the market dictates otherwise, but 5.7 is huge and I can’t go along with it. Here is to the Nexus 5 or even the iPhone 6S. I really wanted a Motorola too.

SaulTKnutts

I know the new Moto X will be *carrier* unlocked, but has anyone confirmed whether we will be able to unlock the bootloader?

If so, this is my next phone.

Steveo

I just locked in with a Nexus 6, not sure how I can get a Moto X. I would get it though, if I wasn’t locked in.

Patmw123

I like the phone, I just don’t think it seems like a big enough jump from my Nexus 6 to make the switch. Especially when factoring in having factory images and what not released directly from Google being a pro for the Nexus 6.

YankInDaSouth

I will be ready!

Cael

And people tried to make it seem like it was delayed. HA!

Ruvim

No dual sim..no buy.

guesswhat

they will be dual sim option in internation markets ..probably not in USA

Ruvim

Exactly…

Good_Ole_Pinocchio

Well… you can just order one of those models right?

Ruvim

No…different radios.

Good_Ole_Pinocchio

Welp. Oh well.

droidrazredge

What if when you click the (.) at the end of the tweet it takes you to a launch page for the new Moto 360 2015 that has the caption “The Time is Nigh for a powerful connection” /s ?

Anyone from LONDON going to Buy the MotoX Style
I’m moving to London and Have NO IDEA how your plans work over there. I will most likely be with Vodafone. do you think its best to buy the STYLE through Motorola or do some kind of payment plan thing with Voda?

THANKS!

Neilster2020

I will be buying 2 moto styles direct from Motorola
If your in London consider three UK only network that has unlimited data in the UK I have 2 sim only plans one for £15 and one for £20 although I think the prices have went slightly since I singed up and the coverage is good most place’s I go although you can also do prepay for £15 a month for 300 min and unlimited data and make sure the network works for you always found vodafone to be expensive and a lot of congested towers in london

Thanks for the advise!
I may go with Vodafone because My Fiancee is on that right now so when I go there I may not have a choice right away.
She doesn’t seem to have any problems. Do you know how Vodafone works? they seems to have payment plans but If I buy the phone straight up from Motorola do you think I would just be able to attach onto her Plan and share the data?

Neilster2020

I don’t think you can attache to someone else’s plan over here most phones are sold subsidised on a plan most of the time the phone is free or you can have a sim only plan where you bring your own phone which are usually cheaper for comparison a nexus 6 with 6gb of data unlimited text and UK calls would be £45 for 2 years or sim only with the same data calls and texts would be £27

Andrés Mata

Hopefully it will support Project Fi…. however, Google might just support their Nexus phones :(. When is the New Nexus 5 (2015) coming out?

boisvert00

Not soon enough.

antinorm

Will it work on Project Fi, since it supposedly supports all US carriers?

TeeJay1100

Can this phone beat the G4/S6 camera? If not, what a dud/failure. 5.7″ LCD screen with a 3,000 mah battery? No thanks

guesswhat

does s6 and g4 cost as much as moto x pure? NO ..so it does’nt have to beat them if its as good or nearly as good as them it will beat them

TeeJay1100

It’s this same sad song each year. Motorola falls short in the camera department. Price is questionable. If you want to go there then, the Moto G 2015 is better than the Moto X Pure Edition.

guesswhat

yes I want to go there, so moto g is better than s6 and g4 .. thats what you just said 🙂

TeeJay1100

Motorola who??? The company who announces their phone and it isn’t available until a month or so later? The little steam you think they had is gone……. Save yourself some $$$ and get a Moto G.

droidrazredge

If Motorola actually addressed the camera sensors + camera software and is as good as they are claiming and if the rumors of this possibly working with Project Fi then this will be the “flagship killer” of 2015!

BustNHeadsDaily

I just want a decent finger print scanner.

MadJoe

Right now that’s only Apple and Samsung. Sad too, since Google is including native support for them in Android M. You’d think Moto would be forward thinking and include it, along with USB C. Seriously, these OEMs need to step up to USB C, I’m not buying another device without it.

Me

Yeah I have a feeling LG’s fingerprint scanner will be poo.

BustNHeadsDaily

So far Apple is the only one to get it right with security and ease of use. I disabled the function on my Note 4 because it’s just plain terrible. Hopefully they improve with the note 5.

MadJoe

The Note 4 & S5 fingerprint readers are garbage, but my S6 has a fantastic fingerprint reader. I press the Home button and just leave my finger there and less than a second later, I am presented with my desktop. The Note 4 and S5 required a swipe, the S6 does not. As much as I hate the S6’s terrible battery life, the fingerprint reader is enough reason alone that I’ll keep it.

MadJoe

You’re right, the Note 4 and the Galaxy S5 both have terrible fingerprint readers, but the Galaxy S6 has one as good, if not better than the iPhone 6, and I’m sure that’s the one other OEMs will use as well.

Chris

Any idea on if the MotoX 2014 will still be available from the MotoMaker site when the MotoX pure edition is released?

I had the same thought. Maybe waiting to see if X 2014 gets a price reduce and still sales for a few months. 5.7″ is just so big…

Matthew Wu

Is this Moto X IPX7? or just the Moto G is?

Pootis Man

Only the Moto g has that feature implemented.

Matthew Wu

Thanks! In my mind, I always thought the Higher end product are suppose to have all the lower end product’s feature….now, all spec aside, should I pick IPX7 (G) over Quick Charge 2.0 (Pure/Style)? This is a phone for my mother, so clearly spec is not a concern. Tough choice….

Pootis Man

It really depends on size preference. If she doesn’t mind a big phone and you dont mind paying extra then I’d say go for the Moto X Pure. If something more compact suits her better than the Moto g. Also even though the Moto X Pure isn’t water proof it does have a water resistant nano coating like the previous Moto X had. This coating is like a repealing agent against water. Not nearly good as IPX7 but it’s better than nothing. Overall though my recommendation would be the Moto X hands down since it gives you the best of both worlds, Quick Charge 2.0 and some water resistance to boot.

I’m waiting to see what the Droid looks like. I really like Moto phones, and I owned the Moto X 2013 and 2014. But the Moto X 2015 is just too big for my taste. I hope the new Droid will be closer in size to the old Droid. If not, I will probably wait and see how the GS7 looks.

Dan

I have the first gen MotoX – and I’m definitely looking forward to the Pure Edition! Contract with V in February. I’m hoping this phone will work with Project Fi.

This thing looks amazing, but let’s look back over the camera. Yes, it is supposed to take some fantastic photos – and I believe it. But let’s get back to the software. The stock Moto Camera app takes downright terrible panoramas and the “slow motion” is a joke. Panoramas are quite essential for a camera app, and good slow motion would be nice – hey Moto, what gives?

bionichomer

i thought their slow motion was pretty good. i haven’t had a chance to try other OEM’s slow motion…How do they differ?

jamaall

Motorola’s phones record at 60fps @ 720p resolution, and the quality is quite poor, especially indoors or in low light.
The iPhone records at 240fps @ 720p resolution and the quality is much better.
The S6 is 240fps as well.
If you have a current gen moto, record a video on your phone, then youtube an iPhone or Samsung S6 video; you’ll see.

bionichomer

thanks jamaall, good info in your reply. I checked the videos on youtube and they do look great on iphone and S6.

Jprime

also never found the one finger zooming in intuitive. Took me and a friend a long time to even figure it out, lol.

Raven

When you say “fully unlocked” I assume you are just talking about carriers. Any word on the unlockability of the bootloader?

JLV90

Motorola phones you usually just get a code from them to unlock the bootloader, haven’t done it in a while, but it’s pretty easy for the most part.

I guess I should have mentioned “on Verizon”. I didn’t think the Verizon version of the Moto X 2014 was unlockable and I need a Verizon unlockable bootloader phone.

Tyler

This is just like a Nexus 6….you buy it from Motorola and activate it on Verizon. Verizon has no say in the bootloader or software.

mcdonsco

No AMOLED = Pass
Too big = Pass
No wireless charging = Pass

Just, pass.

Of course i said similar things about the 2014 2nd gen I’m now typing this on that I just bought…so who knows. But moto display etc is pointless on a non AMOLED screen, that’s a big one.

mickeyB88

Will have to see, moto display may take a hit on battery
Subjective
Useless with QuickCharge.

guesswhat

why is moto display pointless? moto g hassimilar set up and it works perfectly fine and battery life is great on moto g, stand by time is amazing on it ..using non oled display for moto display doesnt drain the battery as you think, the main current drain for the moto display is not actually the display istelf, but what processor on which it is running ON ..the way moto implemented it moto display runs on on a different low power chip completely, and doesnt wake up th main processor, thats where the main battery drain saving is from.

hkklife

For me, it’s:

No AMOLED==Not a deal-breaker but close
Too big= I’d actually prefer a screen slightly bigger than 5.7″ to make up for the onscreen buttons. 5.9″ would be ideal.
No wireless charging= Agreed, this is a massive drawback. It also needs to pack in a Maxx-sized battery and/or have USB Type-C to really be future-proof.

Duffman

Sounds like you want a Nexus 6!

Foodie 3215

I will wait until the reviews comes in before I get excited. It does look to be a promising phone but Moto always somehow screws it up with a horrible camera.

Cael

The camera was already reviewed and is right below the S6 and tied with a Note.

talkanddata

Will it support VoLTE/Advanced Calling/Simultaneous Voice and Data on Verizon?

It’s rated top 3, but if they don’t update Moto Camera, forget about Panoramas and slow motion, it’s a joke on current gen devices – and it looks to be all on the software side.

Keith

With this phone just around the corner, I see absolutely no reason to buy the OnePlus 2 unless you want to save like a hundred bucks for a lesser phone or specifically want to avoid NFC, better specs, better OS, and better support.

What’s so good about this? We don’t even know battery life or camera performance.

Keith

I forgot works on Verizon.

Tyler Durden

Doesn’t really make it any better

Keith

It can only do one of three things, make it better, make it worse, or call it a draw. I don’t see how one can call Verizon support a draw or a step backward. However you’re welcome to try and convince me otherwise.

Pedro

Unless you’re not on VZW, and have no intention of ever going back.
In that case, it’s a draw.

Hey! It supports the Russian LTE bands! Wait, I’ll never go to Russia. Not a selling point. Same thing.

Keith

lmao… semantics dude. I was speaking to mass appeal due to wider carrier compatibility, not individual users making informed decisions based on their own individual usage. The phone doesn’t come with 300 different configurations, so it must appeal to as wide an audience as possible. When you go GSM-only, you lose some of that appeal. So argument rejected.

lgreg64

yes it does make it better. If 1+ had verizon bands i would look at it.

Patmw123

Maybe not for you, but for the many, numerous Verizon customers in the US, I would say it would certainly make it better for them.

Gr8Ray

Sure it does. Because it works on Verizon, I’m considering it. Because OnePlus doesn’t, it’s not even on my radar.

vzwuser76

How long before you get the typical “Well if Verizon is the only carrier with service in your area, why don’t you move to an area with more carrier coverage. It’s your fault if you live in an area with only one carrier.” Those people just make me shake my head.

SmokeNMirrors

If you want to live in the country-side you likely have to go with VZW. I’m not about to move into the city for a fricken phone!

niuguy

The fact is that if you’re somebody who can buy the OP2 it and you’re trying to decide which phone to buy, having it be on Verizon doesn’t affect my decision.

flosserelli

VZW customers will disagree.

Grayson

Based on initial impressions, reviewers seem to be a little more impressed with the Moto X Pure camera, but we’ll need full reviews of both before any conclusions can be made.

The Moto X Pure will probably have a better screen too. It’s QHD for one. The OnePlus 2 is only FHD, which is fine, but not impressive for a large 5.5 inch screen. I have seen the OP2 screen, and while it’s bright, it didn’t look as good as the iPhone 6 Plus screen to me.

The Moto X Pure will likely have better software and get updates faster. Oxygen is still a bit buggy according to recent reviews and is unproven.

The Moto X Pure has smaller bezels and fits a larger screen into a smaller package.

The Pure has turbo charging, wireless charging (maybe? I think), and microSD support.

The Pure supports all US carriers, whereas the OP2 only supports GSM carriers.

The Pure will be available without an invite.

Motorola is known for better support than OnePlus.

Battery life will probably be similar as the X Pure has a slightly more efficient processor, but also a slightly larger screen.

The OP2 does have a price advantage and a better processor (until it gets too hot anyways), but to me it seems like the X Pure is better in more ways than the OP2 is.

Dregur

No wireless charging on the Moto X. And resolution doesn’t mean anything. Most people cannot tell the difference between QHD and FHD.

Grayson

I’m not most people. I can tell the difference between FHD and QHD on a 5.5 to 5.7 inch screen. I think color, contrast, brightness, and viewing angles are probably more important than QHD resolution, but I wouldn’t say QHD doesn’t matter. I think at 5.2 inches or less it doesn’t matter, but at 5.7 inches people can notice a difference.

cns2007

No wireless charging isn’t that big a deal for personally, however no quick charge is a big negative for me. I’ve really grown to love that feature.

Eric Butler

It has Quick Charge 2.0

cns2007

Sorry, to clarify. The original comment (Keith) of this thread was about the OnePlusTwo, which doesn’t have quick charge. I meant that’s a feature I “do” like with the Pure.

Eric R.

If you just pick both phones up and use them for a while, you won’t be able to tell the difference. But when you look at a higher resolution display daily and then go and look at a lower resolution display its easy to tell the difference.

I have a Galaxy S6E and when I turn on my One M8, every once in a while, I can tell the difference.

Dregur

That’s what I did as well, couldn’t really tell the difference. Went from an S6 back to a Oneplus One (The S6 kept slowing down for no reason, and the battery life sucked).

Ron_Swanson

That is such a lame statement…..if cant tell the difference between FHD and QHD ….your eyes probably suck.

Dustin Kear

Quick Charge over wireless charging any day of the week

Dudemandude

But will it be waterproof, like the new moto g?

nathanL0

No, but it will be water-resistant.
Edit; Moto X will be. Don’t think the OPT is.

Good points, Tyler. Keep em coming. That is what makes these comment sections rock!!!!

Ruvim

I will most likely be getting a OnePlus 2. It has dual sim which I need, I haven’t used NFC in the last 3 phones I owned so don’t need that either, and I leave my phone charging overnight. I’ve had the OnePlus One and it was one of the best phones I ever had, and I go through phones like socks. If Moto X Pure had Dual sim I would have considered it, but alas, they do not.

michael arazan

Or if you use a cdma network

Drewsky7170

This may sway me from purchasing a Galaxy S6.

Chris Hughes

I have an S6 and the only reason to get an S6 over anything else is for the camera. Otherwise, IMO, the experience is much better on the Moto devices

tyguy829

It’s too damn big.

Suicide_Note

Perhaps you’d like a Droid X?

Detonation

If they released a phone that was the same size and build quality as the Droid X but with today’s hardware and soft keys, I would definitely buy it. That thing was a tank.

Eric R.

The design was great and I really liked the rubber-like coating it had on the back, and the camera button.

Suicide_Note

Or a hammer, in a pinch.. lol

Joe O

I loved it! It was my first Android phone after switching from the iPhone 3G. I remember driving to the UPS hub to pick it up because I couldn’t wait the extra day.

Pootis Man

Which is precisely the reason why I’m waiting to see what the Nexus 5 2015 has to offer letter this year.

Cael

5.7 inches is like average.

AxemRed

Not even close. All the other major brands’ flagship phones are close to 5″ with the exception of LG which is 5.5″. The new Moto X is the same size as the Note which is specifically designed and marketed as being larger than standard.

I’ve been waiting for this to upgrade from my 1st Gen Moto X, but I don’t know if I can handle a phone this big. I’m not a big guy, so I don’t have big hands, and I really like the size of the 1st gen, so what the hell am I supposed to do these days? It can’t be *that* hard to create a identically-spec’d phone (save for maybe the screen rez) that is smaller, right? Sigh…

bionichomer

is this you? jk 🙂

TopXKiller

Perfect

George264

Honestly it doesn’t take long to adapt. I had the 1st gen and it was perfect, then I got an M8 which was taller and wider and eventually the Nexus 6 which was HUGE but after ~3 hours I fell in love. Watching videos was awesome, browsing the web was awesome and just the feeling of having that much power made the phone really cool. Try it out, besides, Motorola has a very good return policy.

steve

Good luck getting Motorola to properly process a return though. After not receiving a refund after two months and getting nowhere with customer service, I had to finally call my credit card to dispute the charges.

FSRBIKER

I went from the 1st Gen Moto X to the Sony Z3 Compact, BIG upgrade on almost every thing over the Moto….except for the way the Moto X just fits in your hand perfectly. I still love my Z3 Compact and Sony has been great with updates. I still have my bootloader locked, rooted running stock software and a slightly modded stock camera app from XDA which takes phenomenal pictures. It’s a great phone but I might be looking for a new phone come October-November if there is something in the sub 5.5″ that beats my Z3C.

steve

I’m right there with you. I tried the 2nd gen Moto X and it was way too large. After cracking the screen on my 1st gen Moto X, I couldn’t find a high end Android phone that was small enough to use one handed so I finally went over to the dark side and bought the iPhone 6. There are some things I miss about Android, but some of the advantages of Apple make up for them. The fact that Apple sells an unlocked world phone that works on every band imagineable is definitely one of those.

Moto Care. Which is quite good – if you damage your phone, and are willing (and able) to put a hold on a credit card, you just order a new one via Moto Maker. No refurbs. (this was my experience with Moto Care, ymmv)

Elliott Rains

Does anybody know if this is going to work with T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling?

John Motschenbacher

Wait a second…are we sure VZW is supported?

Keith

Yes.

John Motschenbacher

Hmmm…I’ll wait to see how many “VZW won’t activate it” post show up on XDA before I make the leap. I’m suspicious to say the least.

Abgar Musayelyan

There’s nothing to activate.. you just pop in your existing nano sim. if you dont have a nano sim you can call them and tell them you just got a new moto x and you need a nano sim and they will ship you one.

John Motschenbacher

Thought they needed the IMEI registered to conecct to the 3g like in the past…like the Nexus 6 debacle

bull3946

Nexus 6 still worked on Verizon before it was ‘official’, you just might have had trouble provisioning a new SIM.

That’s the big issue, if you are getting a new SIM, they need to associate that SIM provisioning with an IMEI to ensure all the proper features are associated with it. But the IMEI is only for SIM provisioning, it doesn’t have to be in the system for a device with a properly provisioned SIM to work.

John Motschenbacher

Oh I see. I wasn’t aware that was the issue. So if you had a Nexus 6 and previously had a sim you could use you could pop it in any Nexus 6 and it worked…just issues with new activated sims and non VZW Nexus 6ss and so technically if it is nano I couldcuty current sim and pop it in for the WIN…nothig else needed for voice and data

TheUnnamedPoster

I’ve used my white Nexus 6 purchased from Motorola on Verizon since about last December.

While you’re correct about the whole Verizon debacle with whitelisting IMEI’s of non-Verizon sold Nexus 6 phones, my ‘non-Verizon’ Nexus 6 worked out of the gate without a problem 3G & 4G. The issue, for me at least, was when it came to trying to do any changes with your account or getting your proper month-to-month discount. I think for people who didn’t already have a Verizon account & SIM, it also posed an additional challenge until they whitelisted the IMEI’s.

John Motschenbacher

Thanks for the info on all this…good to know!

Keith

If you have an existing sim card… don’t even bother contacting them. Just pop it in and off you go.

Scott Webber

Just put a nano sim or whatever is the current standard in it and it’s on. EDIT: Hmm, apparently everyone else already said this.

Jprime

They are really moving over to the BYOD model, so Im sure it will be fine. Plus they love moto, I think thats why they actually sell the Nexus 6

TheUnnamedPoster

Yeah, they love them so much that they delayed selling it in their stores until March 2015 😛

Jprime

lol true. gotta push that turbo!

Ronald Bernard

I am going to give it until around my birthday in October to see if anything else comes out about the new Nexus. If not I will continue my string of Moto X purchases.

Jpx

I’ve gotta say I love my Nexus 6 design. And this phone follows its design to the tee. The dimple is different along with the metal stripe. But with the customization this is going to be a very striking phone. Almost enough for me want to leave Nexus, but I want a smaller phone again. And the remake of the Nexus 5 is all I’ve wanted

Nate

I want to see the full MotoMaker price sheet. What is each customization (leather back, etc) going to cost me?
Edit: If comparable to last year’s Moto X, leather back is +$25, 32GB is +$50, 64GB is +$100

supremekizzle

Shame it’s missing wireless charging and finger print scanner. Looks like the 2015 Nexus 5 has all my money riding on it to be great.

Bionicman

im anticipating the reviews on this bad boy. its definitely on my radar. this and the note 5 are my top phones at the moment.

Question, does anyone know if the Pure Edition will also work outside of the country, if say you put in an international SIM? I haven’t been able to find out if it will work as a global device or not, or if it is missing any bands.

Bob

It should no problem. There will be a few bands that it will be missing. If you are in a country with heavy CDMA only coverage then your results will vary.

Tyler Durden

Not sure, Verizon phones do, and this has Verizon bands, but therez also a global version. Who knows.

g

Yes it will work outside of the country.

florious80

It probably depends on where you are going. You probably just need to look up the bands for the country you are going, and see if it is one of the listed band for moto x.

trixnkix637

And you don’t even need an invite to get it.

areaem

Actually, there likely is going to be a wait-list for Moto X as well with all the hype and build-up.

trixnkix637

Doubt it. Even if there was, you still don’t need an invite so I really see no point to your comment.

Booyabobby

I’m going to hold off until the holidays. By then I hope Motorola will give out discount codes like last year. Plus my 2nd gen Moto X is running just fine.

Bob

Thanks for reminding me. Too bad by that time the eve of even newer phones will be tempting me.

Pharylon

Either this or the new Nexus 5 will be my next phone.

Eric

Hopefully Google has learned from previous years and has more stock on hand for them orders. I doubt it though. See the new Nexus out of stock and I be like:

Carlos Lopez

I didn’t have a problem getting nexus 5’s when it first released so i think itll be alright

Ruvim

Google no longer own Moto…

Me

They won’t.

michael arazan

Got a white 64 GB one in January this year. Just had to watch every Wednesday, back then, when the replenished the units. Thanks to DL for tipping us the info

eric

i need me another nexus. if the nexus turns out to be a terd i could see myself picking up a moto x

EC8CH

So is the Pure Edition going to have the option to unlock the bootloader like what was offered with the gen 1 developer editions?

Bob

That will be a big deciding factor for me and I am sure others

EC8CH

Looking to possibly upgrading my wife’s gen 1 developer edition on an unlimited account but would like root to enable wifi tethering.

Yup no problem. If I didn’t have the Nexus 6 this would be my next phone for 2015. I like what this phone has to offer. Like I told my friend this morning. I feel this phone is like the OG Moto X with updated specs. Everything that was great about the Moto X 2013 that went backwards in the Moto X 2014 version seems to be addressed with this phone.

FletchL1ves

Thinking about selling my Nexus 6 to get this? Any thoughts DL fam?

Bob

Depends if you like AMOLED or LCD.

FletchL1ves

Actually don’t have a preference in that regard

Bob

Battery life may take a hit being LCD on the Pure. However, the pure is going to have an SD card slot… the choice is tough. I think I will hang on until something else comes out or there is a coupon.

droidrazredge

That SD card slot has me really thinking of switching from the Nexus 6. If the Nexus 6 wasn’t the best experienced phone that I’ve used and didn’t get fast timely updates I would get the 2015 Moto X in a heartbeat. The fact that it’s like the phone is unlocked, can work on all carriers makes it like a 2015 version of the Nexus 6. The SD card slot is an added bonus. I really feel, despite us not knowing about the camera sensors and the quality of photos, that this phone will be the “flagship killer” phone to get for 2015.

Tyler Durden

Not really. Nexus 6 >

Ted Ockels

I just bought a Nexus 6 because I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why I’d wait for the new Moto X Pure. I guess I would have saved $100 and gained an SD card slot. Seems like it wouldn’t be an upgrade and more like a side-grade.

Great phones but I’m personally hanging out for more news on the LG Nexus.

Tim P

To hell with Note 5 also, at almost half the price of Note 5 and SD card + front facing stereo speakers Moto X Pure is no brainer

Pdewet

I am with you. I’m sure the Note 5 will be nice, but money talks. With the new “premium” materials the Note 5 will be in the $800/900 range. I’ve owned the Note 2, 3 and 4 but don’t think ill get the Note 5. The only thing that concerns me about the Moto X is the camera. Will wait for a couple reviews, but hopefully it’s as good as predicted.

Bigsike

I’m thinking exactly as you are, and having gone through the Note’s 2-4 the 5 is nowhere on my radar, this one hits on all the points and will bring me back to Moto from my days with the Droid X.

Pdewet

lol did we own all the same phones? I also had the Droid X. Beast of a phone back in its day, but I don’t miss moto blur. Thankfully its stock android now.

so far the pics I have seen taken with the Moto X Play look good so far….but yes I will also wait until the Moto X Pure Editon camera is reviewed by several. I took the Note 5 of my radar the minute the lack of sd card slot was confirmed. The camera of the Note 3 did spoiled me a bit, I have never bought a phone for it’s camera but the Note 3 camera has been the best I’ve used.